15 NFL trade deadline ideas

Where Dwayne Bowe, Tim Tebow, Felix Jones and others could end up

Jeff Curry/US PresswireDwayne Bowe could be one big name traded before the 4 p.m. ET Thursday trade deadline.

You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts!

Pardon the Bruce Wayne, but the only way to get fired up for the NFL trade deadline -- Thursday at 4 p.m. sharp! -- is to feign your passion. That's because year after year, it doesn't offer much in the way of actual player movement. And that's no surprise.

For one, trades in the NFL are the ultimate example of lemon economics -- the fact something is even for sale diminishes its value (I laid this out in another trade column). Secondly, scheme is a problem. Deal for a player midseason and you're looking at delayed gratification as that player works through an adjustment to the system. The backup who is familiar with the system is as good as the star who doesn't know it.